Medium
Security advisory
The do_core_note function in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-10360
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 12:24 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The do_core_note function in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
osv:CVE-2018-10360
Complete source record
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